Burnt to Perfection

Burnt to Perfection by Sue Hillis Designs

I saw this pattern and knew it was perfect for my boyfriend. I brought the pattern and all the bits I needed in one swoop then again put it aside and didn't touch it. So his birthday was coming up and I didn't think a single bookmark no matter how much work had gone into it was really enough. So I dusted off the patten and had at it. I finishd the cross stitch at 2am on the day of his birthday... I was so so tired. 

I had to unpick the B in burnt 3 times for various reasons. I also messed up the 'e' in Perfection. But by that time I was so tired and it would have involved so much frogging I decided to just improvise. I figured he wouldn't mind as long as it didn't look bad. (I didn't think it did) and I was right he loved it. 

Stitched on 25 Count Summer Khaki Aida Fabric Lugana FabricLugana: 52% cotton, 48% viscose. It promotes itself as easy to use and it is.

and the work in progress shots;